Terms 1
Cycles
Terms 2
Ecosystems
Terms 3
100
the layer of gases surrounding Earth
What is an Atmosphere?
100
the movement of matter through the biotic and abiotic environment
What is a biochemical cycle?
100
a sequence of organisms each feeding on the next showing how energy is transferred from one organism to another
What is a food chain?
100
any factor that restricts the size of a population
What is limiting factor?
100
a representation of the feeding relationships within a community
What is a food web?
200
all the living organisms and their physical and chemical environment
What is an ecosystem?
200
Liquid water evapourates, forming water vapour that moves through the atmosphere. This stage happens in the water cycle.
What is evapouration? What cycle is it in?
200
an organism that obtains its energy from consuming other organisms
What are consumers?
200
the maxmimum population size of a particular species that a given ecosystem can sustain
What is carrying capacity?
300
the ability to maintain an ecological balance
What is sustainability?
300
Fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas.
What are examples of carbon that is not cycled?
300
the process by which sugar is converted into carbon dioxide water and energy
What is cellular respiration?
300
a large geographical region defined by climate with a specific set of biotic and abiotic features
What is a biome?
300
an organism that makes its own energy-rich food compounds using the Sun's energy
What is a producer?
400
the mass if living organisms in a given area
What is biomass?
400
Nitrates nitrites and ammonia.
What are the nitrogen-containing compounds that micro organisms convert?
400
the vaariety of life in a particular ecosystem; also known as biological diversity
What is biodiversity?
400
the non-living physical and chemical components of an ecosystem
What are abiotic factors?
400
the zone around Earth where life can exist
What is the biosphere?
500
the incream in concentration of a substance, such as a pesticide, as it moves higer up the food web
What is bioamplification?
500
Chemicals are continuously consumed, rearranged, stored and used in this process.
What are cycles?
500
the concetraction of a substance such as a pesticide, in the body of an organism
What is bioaccumulation?
500
Tundra
What is the nothern biome of Canada?
500
energy that travels through empty space
What is radiant energy?
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